By Richard Ivory
Upon such sacrifices, my Cordelia,
The gods themselves throw incense.
King Lear, 5. 3
Do you recall:
See the images of our people running
through dust clouds;
trying to escape falling steel;
the still images of screams of horror
tears of anguish!
The choked filled tears of mothers having to explain
the where- abouts of a deceased husband?
Have we forgotten the 92 brave men and women who died on Flight 11?
Have we forgotten our people on United Airlines Flight 175
which hit the South Tower ;
or American Airlines Flight 77
crashing into the Pentagon?
Have we forgotten
Brave Patriots
who prevented United Airlines Flight 93,
from crashing into the Capitol
yet instead perished
on the green fields of Shanksville, Pennsylvania?
Have we forgotten America?
Did you see our people throw
themselves helplessly out of windows
to escape the scorching flames?
Do we not recall
the thousands upon thousands
who flooded the Brooklyn bridge
to escape this great terror?
And did we not recall
a Mayor who led fearlessly
as his city was awash in smoke
and in pain.
Let us never forget !
Death(s) 3,017 (including 24 presumed dead and 19 hijackers)
Injured 6,291+
Perpetrator(s): al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden
Source
Upon such sacrifices, my Cordelia,
The gods themselves throw incense.
King Lear, 5. 3
Do you recall:
See the images of our people running
through dust clouds;
trying to escape falling steel;
the still images of screams of horror
tears of anguish!
The choked filled tears of mothers having to explain
the where- abouts of a deceased husband?
Have we forgotten the 92 brave men and women who died on Flight 11?
Have we forgotten our people on United Airlines Flight 175
which hit the South Tower ;
or American Airlines Flight 77
crashing into the Pentagon?
Have we forgotten
Brave Patriots
who prevented United Airlines Flight 93,
from crashing into the Capitol
yet instead perished
on the green fields of Shanksville, Pennsylvania?
Have we forgotten America?
Did you see our people throw
themselves helplessly out of windows
to escape the scorching flames?
Do we not recall
the thousands upon thousands
who flooded the Brooklyn bridge
to escape this great terror?
And did we not recall
a Mayor who led fearlessly
as his city was awash in smoke
and in pain.
Let us never forget !
Death(s) 3,017 (including 24 presumed dead and 19 hijackers)
Injured 6,291+
Perpetrator(s): al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden
Source